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Colbert

Ghost town · Marshall County, Mississippi

Holly Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:62,500)
Holly Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Colbert is a ghost town in Marshall County, Mississippi. It is the only former community in Marshall County recorded on the federal names register, out of 415 across Mississippi.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Colbert as a historical populated place on the Holly Springs SE topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 34.8215° N, 89.3187° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHolly Springs SE
Elevation624 ft
Nearest living townSnow Lake Shores, MS
Distance to it4.6 miles
GNIS feature ID704730
Coordinates34.82148, -89.31869

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What's there now

Colbert is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Snow Lake Shores, MS (population 414), about 4.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 624 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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